Decision Workspace
clocked-dispatch vs crossbeam-channel vs async-observe
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
clocked-dispatch
growingv4.0.2
Provides a clocked message dispatch service
59
crossbeam-channel
growingv0.5.15
Multi-producer multi-consumer channels for message passing
52
async-observe
experimentalv0.1.1
Async single-producer, multi-consumer channel that only retains the last sent value
Core Metrics
| clocked-dispatch | crossbeam-channel | async-observe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 59 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 30.0K | 385.5M | 312 |
| 30d Downloads | 31 | 26.3M | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 32.3K | 0 |
| Releases | 18 | 42 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 2670d ago | 353d ago | 56d ago |
| Age | 9y 11m | 8y 4m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
clocked-dispatch
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
crossbeam-channel
Maintenance
9
Quality
10
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
async-observe
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| clocked-dispatch | crossbeam-channel | async-observe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.2 | 0.5.15 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 93KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 30.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crossbeam-channel leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crossbeam-channel is depended on by 32.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ clocked-dispatch has not been updated in over a year.
- •crossbeam-channel, async-observe are pre-1.0 — API may change.